US3731723A - Guide strip and nail combination - Google Patents

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US3731723A
US3731723A US00120446A US3731723DA US3731723A US 3731723 A US3731723 A US 3731723A US 00120446 A US00120446 A US 00120446A US 3731723D A US3731723D A US 3731723DA US 3731723 A US3731723 A US 3731723A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25C—HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANUALLY OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS
    • B25C3/00—Portable devices for holding and guiding nails; Nail dispensers
    • B25C3/006—Portable devices for holding and guiding nails; Nail dispensers only for holding and guiding
    • B25C3/008—Portable devices for holding and guiding nails; Nail dispensers only for holding and guiding the nail being hit by a hammer head

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  • It consists of plastic material such as polyethylene, and comprises a plurality of aligned and spaced disks having a flat bottom face and an upper surface adapted to fit with more or less clearance into the lower hollow head of a bullen-nail, said disks being each formed with an axial through hole of a diameter slightly inferior to that of the nail point, said disks being furthermore interconnected at their bases by relatively thin, short and narrow lugs of such length that the distance between any pair of adjacent holes corresponds substantially to the diameter of the nail heads.
  • the present invention relates to guide means for facilitating and accelerating the driving of bullen-nails in upholstery material tensioned on any supports.
  • the present invention provides a guide strip intended for facilitating and accelerating the driving of bullen-nails, which is characterized in that it consists of plastic material such as polyethylene and comprises spaced relatively thick disks having a flat bottom face and an upper or outer face adapted. to fit with moreor less clearance into the hollow underface of the head of a bullen-nail, said disks further comprising an axial through hole of a diameter slightly inferior to that of the nail shank and being interconnected at their bases by relatively thin short and narrow lugs of such strength that the distance between any pair of adjacent holes corresponds substantially to the diameter of the nail heads.
  • This guide strip consist of relatively flexible material so that it can accommodate any contour, whether flat, skew or curved, and furthermore it is slightly extensible so that it can be somewhat stretched to the desired length and thuspermit the locating of the end nail exactly at the desired point.
  • this guide strip is prepared in sections of equal length, with male fastening means at one end and matching female fastening means at the other end, so that the necessary number of sections may be interconnected end to end to provide the desired total length without any visible interruption.
  • this guide strip To use this guide strip the operator firstly positions the strip at the desired location and then drives by hand the sharp point of the bullen-nail into the central hole of said disk, to an extent sufficient to cause said point to penetrate slightly into the material or the seat or other support into which the nails are to be driven; each point is heldwitha sufficient force in its hole, in a plane normal to the disk main faces, due to the nar rowness and length of the hole, andalso to the material constituting thewall thereof; therefore, the operator may release the nail and drive same home with a hammer, the nail being driven in a perfectly straight position under all circumstances, irrespective of the operators skill, by virtue of the guiding action exerted by the disk hole on the nail shank along a relatively great length.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view from above of the guide strip
  • FIG. 2 is a side elevational view-thereof
  • FIG. 3 is an axial longitudinal section
  • FIG. 4 is a smaller view showing a few bullen-nails of which the first pair have been hammer-driven and the last one just slightly sunk by hand;
  • FIGS. 5 and 5a are fragmentary sectional views I showing on a larger scale the mutual engagement of the male and female connecting ends of adjacent strips.
  • the guide strip illustrated in the drawing consists of a plurality of aligned disks 1 having each a flat bottom or base 2 and an upper surface 3 adapted to fit into the hollow underface 4 of the head 5 of a bullen-nail 6; these disks are each provided with a central through hole 7 of a diameter inferior to the major diameter of the tapered point 8 of the nail; these disks'are interconnected by relatively thin short and narrow lugs 9 of which the base or underface 10 is coplanar with that of disks 1.
  • the disk 11 disposed at one end of the guide strip (FIGS. 5 and 5a) has formed therein an additional through hole 12 off-set in relation to the central hole 7 and opening into a shouldered bottom portion 13; the disk 14 at the opposite end of this guide strip has a lug extension 15 somewhat longer than the lugs 9 and this lug extension carries an upstanding stud 16 formed with a ball-shaped head 16a and adapted to be force fitted into the hole 12 of another strip section.
  • Thisend disk 11 comprises preferably a flat top face 3a to permit the expansion, between this face and the underface 4 of the nail head, of the ball-shaped head 16a of stud 16 after the latter has been driven into the corresponding hole 12; this ball-shaped head 16a will thus act as a rivet to ensure a firm and reliable coupling between the adjacent ends of a pair of successive strip sections.
  • a guide strip having any desired length may be obtained by interconnecting in end to end relationship as many strip sections as necessary, without producing any visible extra thickness or breaks, the length of lugs 15 being such that the distance between the holes of disks II and 14" of two different sections thus interconnected corresponds substantially to the diameter of a nail head, their thickness being equal to the shoulder 13 formed in the base of disk 11.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates how the bullen-nails 6 are held normally to the general plane of the guide strip once the sharp points 8 of these nails have been forced by hand through the central holes 7 of the corresponding disks, and somewhat into the material of the upholstery support, after passing through the decorative or other material 18 to be tensioned on this support; thus the nail points are firmly clamped and fitted into these central holes 7, and a'simple hammer stroke is sufficient for driving the nail home in a straight direction, thernail point or shank being firmly guided by the hole of which the length corresponds to the relatively considerable thickness of the disk, the nail head being eventually guided and held by the disk proper.
  • the upper face 3 of disks 1 may differ in shape from the one illustrated, provided only that it impart to the disks a sufficient thickness and assists in properly guiding the nail at the end of the driving operation.
  • a guide strip in combination with bullen-nails comprising a plurality of aligned and spaced disks having a flat base and an upper surface adapted to fit with clearance into the lower head of a bullen-nail, said disks being each formed with a central hole ofa diameter less than that of the nail point, said disks being interconnected at their bases by lugs of such length that the distance between any pair of said adjacent central holes corresponds substantially to the diameter of the head of said nail.
  • Guide strip according to claim 1 characterized in that it is prepared in sections of same length and that it comprises male connecting means at one end and female connecting means at the other end, whereby as many sections as necessary for obtaining the desired total length without any visible interruption may be interconnected.
  • each section consists of an upstanding stud formed with a substantially ball-shaped head and that the female connecting means provided at the opposite end of each section consists of a through hole formed in the end disk and somewhat off-set with respect to said central hole thereof, a shoulder-forming cavity being formed in the base of this end disk for receiving an extension of the lug of said one end on which said stud is formed.

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EP0172729B1 (en) * 1984-08-15 1989-08-09 Terry Ernest Francis Automatic nailer system
DE3935600A1 (de) * 1989-06-02 1990-03-08 Eickelmann Michael Nagelhalter
WO1995009705A1 (en) * 1993-10-01 1995-04-13 Henrob Ltd. Carrier tape for fasteners
FR2773510A1 (fr) * 1998-01-15 1999-07-16 Gerard Trepy Dispositif de mise en place de maintien d'un clou, d'une pointe ou toute autre chose semblable
US20100132514A1 (en) * 2008-11-29 2010-06-03 John David Morgan Adjustable multiple nail holder-extension
USD747164S1 (en) 2015-01-29 2016-01-12 Wilfred O. Eigenbrod Trim lumber and wall guard

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US967208A (en) * 1909-09-13 1910-08-16 John F Leslie Nailing-strip.
US1615276A (en) * 1919-06-30 1927-01-25 United Shoe Machinery Corp Method and machine for inserting fasteners
US2620008A (en) * 1948-12-07 1952-12-02 Logan L Mallard Deformable means for interlocking machine elements

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FR1336402A (fr) * 1962-08-09 1963-08-30 Roberts Co Barre de fixation de tapis ou moquette avec pièce de recouvrement interchangeable
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US154580A (en) * 1874-09-01 Improvement in joint-holders
US967208A (en) * 1909-09-13 1910-08-16 John F Leslie Nailing-strip.
US1615276A (en) * 1919-06-30 1927-01-25 United Shoe Machinery Corp Method and machine for inserting fasteners
US2620008A (en) * 1948-12-07 1952-12-02 Logan L Mallard Deformable means for interlocking machine elements

Cited By (8)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0172729B1 (en) * 1984-08-15 1989-08-09 Terry Ernest Francis Automatic nailer system
DE3935600A1 (de) * 1989-06-02 1990-03-08 Eickelmann Michael Nagelhalter
WO1995009705A1 (en) * 1993-10-01 1995-04-13 Henrob Ltd. Carrier tape for fasteners
US6116835A (en) * 1993-10-01 2000-09-12 Henrob Ltd. Carrier tape for fasteners
FR2773510A1 (fr) * 1998-01-15 1999-07-16 Gerard Trepy Dispositif de mise en place de maintien d'un clou, d'une pointe ou toute autre chose semblable
US20100132514A1 (en) * 2008-11-29 2010-06-03 John David Morgan Adjustable multiple nail holder-extension
US7963193B2 (en) 2008-11-29 2011-06-21 John David Morgan Adjustable multiple nail holder-extension
USD747164S1 (en) 2015-01-29 2016-01-12 Wilfred O. Eigenbrod Trim lumber and wall guard

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